{"product_id":"boeing-field-9781531635763","title":"Boeing Field","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEven before there were runways, the area south of the city of Seattle was Washington's aviation hub. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharles Hamilton, a daredevil dubbed \"Crazy Man of the Air,\" became the first flyer in the state when he coaxed his Curtiss biplane into the sky over Meadows Racetrack in 1910.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe promptly crashed. With the help of William Boeing and his growing aviation company, Boeing Field opened in 1928.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn those early days, brave air travelers could hitch a ride along with bags of mail in cold, noisy biplanes. Bigger, better aircraft soon followed, but wartime intervened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThousands of Flying Fortress bombers emerged from Boeing's Plant 2 at the edge of the airfield and winged off to war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the years after, Boeing Field served a dazzling array of winged machines--from the smallest Piper Cub to Air Force One.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cory Graff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531635763\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcadia Publishing Library Editions","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39827289833587,"sku":"9781531635763","price":36.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e58085cb-ee90-4041-beb9-79cf2324b187.jpg?v=1644563756","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/boeing-field-9781531635763","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}